The Ministry of Communications (MoC), on December 17, 2025, notified regarding the Liability of Mobile Subscribers for Sim Misuse and Cybersecurity.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Government has made necessary legal provisions under sub-section 42(3)(c) and sub-section 42(3)(f) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 making tampering with telecommunication identifiers and willfully possessing radio equipment knowing that it uses unauthorized or tampered telecommunication identifiers as offences. In addition, Telecom Cyber Security Rules prohibit any person to intentionally remove, obliterate, change, or alter the unique telecommunication equipment identification number or intentionally use, produce, traffic in, have control or custody of, or possess hardware or software related to the telecommunication identifier or telecommunication equipment, knowing it has been configured in such manner.
• Department of Telecommunications (DoT), through license conditions, has mandated that the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) ensure adequate verification of each and every customer before enrolling them as a subscriber.
[Press release id. 2205349]
